Re[4]: [at-l] hiker burdens

[shane@theplacewithnoname.com (Shane Steinkamp)]

> > Cotton is the
> ONLY thing to
> > wear way down here (in the summer).

> Really? You don't know about CoolMax and other
> fibers that help to wick
> water/sweat and evaporate to aid cooling? You
> haven't seen folks in
> cotton get heat stroke and heat exhaustion?
>
> I don't think it is all that simplistic.

No, it's not all that simplistic.  It was an off-hand
comment when I was tired and I had seen the 'cotton is
death' comment one too many times in a day.  I'm sure there
are alternatives, but cotton works well for me down here.

Shane